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The Publican Party was a minor political party in Scotland. The party was founded in March 2005 in Inverness, Highland by two publicans, Kit Fraser and Don Lawson.[1]
The foremost policy of the Publican Party was fighting a smoking ban which came into effect in March 2006.[1][2][3] The party argued for separate smoking rooms,[4] and worked with a campaign to lift the ban on smoking shisha pipes.[2]
Lawson stood for the party in the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency at the 2005 general election and gained 678 votes (1.5%).[5] The party contested four regional seats in the Scottish Parliament election, 2007, receiving 5,905 votes.[6][7][8] Fraser blamed a lack of financial support from trade associations and brewers for their electoral performance.[9] It was deregistered on November 2007.[10]
References
- ^ a b "New party to oppose smoking ban". BBC News. 1 March 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4309019.stm. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Banned Brothers". The Herald (Scotland). 28 April 2007. http://www.heraldscotland.com/banned-brothers-1.837059. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Atmosphere 'proves worth' of ban". BBC News. 26 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6476169.stm. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Knox, John (28 April 2007). "Smaller Scots parties 'no jokers'". BBC Scotland. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6603083.stm. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Lib Dems gain new Inverness seat". BBC News. 6 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/uk_politics/vote_2005/scotland/4519837.stm. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Scottish elections 2007". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2007/scottish_parliment/html/scoreboard_99999.stm. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Beers, Roy (18 April 2007). "Publican Party gears up for Scottish elections". The Publican. http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?sectioncode=7&storycode=55027&c=1. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "Publican party back for Holyrood elections". The Inverness Courier. 27 March 2007. http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2431/Publican_party_back_for_Holyrood_elections.html. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ Beers, Roy (9 May 2007). "Publican Party defeated in Scottish elections". The Publican. http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?storyCode=55303. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ "List of Political Parties either renamed or deregistered since 2002". Electoral Commission. 16 December 2009. http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/63167/Renamed-or-Deregistered-Parties.pdf. Retrieved 9 January 2010.[dead link]
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